Church scrambling to help desperate Christian refugees and migrants

Sep 30, 2024 22:00

Amy Balog

On Sunday, September 29th, the 110th Annual World Day of Migrants and Refugees Photo: Aid to the Church in Need

In June intensified airstrikes in the region killed 37 people and wounding up to 3,000.

Pope Francis answered questions from several journalists regarding the recently concluded trip to Luxembourg and Belgium

On Wednesday, September 25, the Apostolic Nunciature in Peru published a Press Note informing of the expulsion of ten members of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae [Sodality of Christian Life].

Local Church

Trump Cancels Visit to Polish Shrine of Czestochowa in the USA

The visit of the former American President to the Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa was planned in the context of Trump’s presidential campaign. The reason for the change in Trump’s agenda was unclear.

Sep 25, 2024 07:52

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Islam•Vatican City

Vatican in Saudi Arabia thanks to Vatican Apostolic Library

As is well known, Saudi Arabia and the Vatican do not have diplomatic relations. In Arabia not only Churches but even Bibles are forbidden.

Sep 25, 2024 07:45

ZENIT Staff

Holy Land•Local Church

Lebanon: Catholic churches shelter people displaced by Israeli invasion

“all south Lebanon is being targeted” – a region with a large Christian population – leading many residents to seek shelter in churches.

Sep 24, 2024 07:43

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Local Church

Indonesia Unveils the World’s Tallest Statue of Jesus, A New Symbol of Faith

Located in an area of Indonesia with a significant Christian population, North Sumatra is home to more than a million Catholics and over four million Protestants, according to the Central Statistics Agency

Sep 23, 2024 21:56

Lim Kym

Holy Land•Justice and Peace

Maronite Cardinal of Lebanon speaks out on Israeli aggression against Lebanese civilians

In a statement, the Maronite cardinal condemns the use of two-way devices «to kill indiscriminately» in the operation against Hezbollah. The provisional toll stands at 37 dead and 2,931 wounded, some seriously. Shia movement leader Nasrallah says the northern front will remain active until the end of the aggression in Gaza.

Sep 23, 2024 21:54

ZENIT Staff

Church scrambling to help desperate Christian refugees and migrants

Questions about liturgy: Stipends for Pro Populo Masses, and Clarifications on Feasts

Catholic nun stays with Lebanese Catholics despite bombings

Albania announces a Muslim “Vatican” on its territory

Interview with Pope Francis: did he get involved in politics in Belgium? Lebanon and Leuven’s criticism as “conservative”

Francis in Luxembourg: how the Pope spent almost 9 hours in the world’s richest country

Vatican on Expulsion of Ten Members of the Sodalitium. Christianae Vitae and Two Contrasting Press Releases

Trump Cancels Visit to Polish Shrine of Czestochowa in the USA

Vatican in Saudi Arabia thanks to Vatican Apostolic Library

Lebanon: Catholic churches shelter people displaced by Israeli invasion

Indonesia Unveils the World’s Tallest Statue of Jesus, A New Symbol of Faith

Maronite Cardinal of Lebanon speaks out on Israeli aggression against Lebanese civilians